Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

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NFL experts and analysts last week had apparently already given up on the Washington Redskins, as some of them had the team tabbed as low at 30th in the league in their weekly power rankings heading into last Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

One game-winning drive by Robert Griffin III later, and some of those same experts and analysts are changing their tune.

Though the Redskins (2-2) certainly face their toughest challenge of the season so far on Sunday against the unbeaten Atlanta Falcons (4-0), they’ve certainly gotten a little more respect nationally — at least this week.

Imagine that — a fullback, whose primary job is to open up holes for his running back, enjoys being part of the passing game as well.

That’s what Redskins fullback Darrel Young said Wednesday, three days after tying a career-high with 40 receiving yards in Washington’s 24-22 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Young earned those 40 receiving yards via his first two catches of the season, 24- and 16-yard receptions, respectively, and said that while he knows his role on the team, he loves having the ball in his hands.

“I haven’t caught a pass until the Tampa Bay game, but that’s what’s fun, man,” Young said. ‘That’s what I like to do — catch the ball in the flats and try to make a play.”

Young said his longest reception Sunday was the result of rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III tricking a Buccaneers linebacker into thinking he was going to throw to another receiver.

Instead, Griffin III dumped it off to Young in the flat, who made one defender miss and was brought down 24 yards later.

Like this:

Who’s in the Washington, D.C., area, wants to have a free lunch and a chance to win free tickets to Sunday’s Redskins-Falcons game at FedExField?

Yeah, I thought so.

Join the D.C. Lottery and the Washington Redskins alumni and cheerleaders around the city tomorrow for the “Tailgate Thursdays” event, which occur the Thursdays before home games and also feature the chance to win cash and prizes and throw the biggest Super Bowl party of your life with $15,000 in prize money.

The correlation between a player’s individual performance and winning is clear, but it was made even more obvious today when ESPN.com NFC East blogger Dan Graziano released his latest All-NFC East team.

The Redskins had five players on last week’s team — which is not a week-by-week evaluation, but a reflection of an entire season’s body of work — after their loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, the team’s second straight loss.

But this week, after a road win against the Buccaneers to pull their record to 2-2 on the young season, the Redskins have seven representatives on the All-NFC East team, including a couple new Washington players who are making their first All-NFC East Team appearance of the season.

Here’s all the Redskins on this week’s All-NFC East Team, according to Graziano, with new players in bold:

When it comes to classics at RFK Stadium, this one easily fit the bill.

On Oct. 2, 1983, the Redskins fought back from a 15-point deficit with about 7 minutes left to beat the Raiders, 37-35. Quarterback Joe Theismann, who had a spectacular day with 23 of 39 passing and a career-high 417 yards, threw two TDs during the comeback, including a 6-yarder to diving wingback Joe Washington to complete the miracle finish.